Folio from a Quran (Illuminated Manuscript Leaf)
Folio from a Quran (Illuminated Manuscript Leaf)
Place of OriginOttoman Empire
DateOttoman
DimensionsTop: 4 3/8 in. (110.1 mm); Bottom: 4 1/4 in. (100.5 mm); H: 6 7/8 in. (170.5 mm)
MediumInk on paper, gilded.
ClassificationManuscripts
Credit LineGift of the Popplestone Family
Object number
2006.121
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DescriptionA vertical paper folio featuring a central text block of Arabic calligraphy in black ink. The script is Naskh, characterized by small, rounded letterforms. The text block is enclosed within a rectangular border ruled in gold leaf and thin black lines. Gold rosette verse markers punctuate the lines of text. The paper is burnished but has darkened with age.
Abu Muhammad 'Abd al-Qayyum ibn Muhammad ibn Karamshah al-Tabrizi
about 1370 AD
11th Century
about 1500
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